SAD KITSUNE LOVE
Author: Hello. Yeah it's me again. I couldn't write chapter 8 for a bit, was at a friends. I need more reviews! I need to know how the story is going and all. Plus school's starting and stuff. *sigh* I'm gonna have a boring year. Teachers yakking about stuff I already know and I'm just probably going to think about my two stories... *sigh* some life. Anyway... I'll stop with my blabbering and get to the story!
Chapter 8: Together again
Mina shook her hair dry. Her hair was wet from the shower she just took. She started to dress, then groaned when her foot started to throb. 'Damn you evil body! Why won't you heal?!' She thought angrily. She collapsed on her bed, half dressed. She flipped herself around and found herself face to face with her jade eyes. She had forgotten that she had moved the mirror closer to her bed. She studied herself.
'I'm not at all pretty, so why do people say that?! I have green eyes, black hair, black ears, a black tail....' She thought, she looked at her fingernails, 'Grubby fingernails, too white of fangs... I'm just so ordinary! And my nose is too big!' She clawed at her tousled hair, making it worse. "God, where did I put that stupid hair brush!" She exclaimed angrily. She began a frantic search for it and finally found it under her bed.
"Stupid thing, walked off to where I wouldn't have found it..." She muttered under her breath, feverishly combing her hair. Finally, she got all the knots out. "There that's better..." She mumbled. She dressed herself fully and went outside where the rest of the team was waiting. Togoru muttered something that sounded like, 'The feminine specious take way too long...' And they were off.
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Kurama walked down the path with the others, headed for the stadium. Team Togoru was supposed to be fighting today, and the others wanted to see what strategy they used. Kurama knew that the girls were coming because of Mina, they wanted to see her fight. The masked fighter came... because... well.. No one really knew why. The next day they were going to fight ... Kurama was confident enough that they would win.
Kurama didn't exactly know why he wanted to go. Part of him wished to see Mina again and talk to her, but the other half told him that it was just a crush and
that he should forget about her. But for some reason, he couldn't, she was always on his mind. He remembered the time in the cave when she started to cry because he was... being...er...nice to her. 'I had been worried, that I'd hurt her feelings and it had hurt me.... why is that? Is it more than a crush, or am I being silly? These are
the questions that never are answered...' He thought.
Hiei looked back, giving him a glance. Kurama shrugged it off and Hiei turned. 'And what did she say before, that she's a maid? Or was she being sarcastic? I wonder... if...' He was brought back to reality when Maru let out a sharp, cold laugh.
He pictured her, her eyes harsh and full of misfortune and hatred. But also, behind all of that, there was loneliness, sadness, and love. 'She never forgot how to love and care, she just doesn't know who she can trust with such emotions.' He thought to himself.
He remembered how her face was always behind a mask, an emotionless mask that only knew hatred. That only knew what sadness and lost is. Never knew happiness. When she slept, her mask was gone and her true nature showed. Deep down she
cared and wanted love and happiness. Like any other person.
She hardly ever smiled or anything, she really was something sad. He felt so sorry for her, her life was harder than anything he ever went through. He could read the sadness when he made her leave, it almost made him stop her.
And he especially remembered the hug she gave him. It had made him feel happy and warm.... he never had been hugged that way before, like she didn't want to let go... it made him feel funny... like he was floating... he shook his head. 'No... I shouldn't think about stuff like that. I need to concentrate on this tournament. A girl cannot get in the way.' He thought, determinedly. A pang of guilt struck him and he hurried to keep up with the others.
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Mina looked at the tunnel ceiling. Any minute now they were going to be at the ring entrance. Any minute now the crowd will roar as soon as they step out. Any minute now she was going to have to kill another in cold blood. She hated killing, yet she had to do it... it was the only way she knew how to survive... to gain money. She was a trained assassin. Trained by Togoru, the man she despised, the man she wished to kill.
Bright light hit her face, momentarily stunning her. She closed her eyes and slowly opened them. The dots were steadily fading from her vision. When they were gone, she scanned the crowd, half hoping to see Team Urameshi. Just as she looked over the crowd for the second time, they entered. She smiled inwardly.
Her eyes finally rested on Kurama. He seemed to be looking for her. She ignored the urge to wave and catch his attention. Finally, he spotted her. He let a small smile escape and onto his lips. She almost giggled. He looked so cute when he did that. At that moment, the announcer, (I'm not sure what her name is. My friend says it's Kouto so I'll keep it till I'm sure...) Kouto, decided to come into the ring.
"Today we have Team Togoru against (don't know okay? I can't say nameless.) Team *blank*. Captains please come into the ring!" She said. Togoru and this other guy come into the ring. Mina realized suddenly that all of the guys in the area were really big... and... fat.
'I wonder how this one will work out...' She thought. She knew that her team won't lose... And they weren't planning to lose to Team Urameshi. Like always, the team will win with a perfect score. "So it's been decided! Team Togoru and Team *blank* please pick a fighter!" Kouto shouted.
The opposing team brought out another big dude, he was about as big 1/3 of the hotel. Pretty big. The guy started grunting and growling and some other idiotic stuff. Mina decided to battle him and get it over with. She stepped into the ring.
The guy looked positively annoyed that it was her. That got Mina angry. "What, afraid to lose to a girl?!" She jeered. The crowd, as usual roared and shouted something in response. Mina cracked her knuckles and waited for the match to begin.
"Are you guys ready? And let the match begin!" Kouto said. Mina stood there and waited for the other guy to make his move. When he didn't do anything, she put her hands behind her back. She knew the gesture would make him angry. Sure enough, the guy roared his rage. "How dare you mock me! You shall suffer at the hands of me and my team!" He shouted. Mina only smiled in response.
Totally pissed off now, the guy luged at her, she back flipped over him. Turning around, he lunged again. This time Mina stood there. She extended her claws to their longest and sharpest. She tapped the ground and a long spike came out from each of her shoes. Just as he was about to hit her, she jumped. She twirled around him and finally, flipped over him. When she landed the guy was dead. He fell to the ground.
Mina shook the blood from her claws and calmly stepped out of the ring. Up at the stadium, Kurama was in shock. He had watched the display carefully and he could barely make out her movements. When she landed, he did however, notice that it was a little clumsy. Her foot was still giving her a hard time.
'I'll need to check it the next time I see her...' He thought. Then he turned to Hiei. "I barely saw it too." Hiei said. Yusuke on the other hand said, "I saw the whole thing. She was fast. She used an interesting technique there..." Kuwabara looked stupefied. "I didn't see anything." He said.
Togoru didn't look too happy when Mina stepped out. "I thought you were saving that one. He said. Mina shrugged and sat down on the grass.
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After the match, Team Togoru was free for a couple of days. Togoru told her to stay away from Team Urameshi and stuff like that. Then he said he had business to attend to, and he was gone. Karasu and Bui, well, they just disappeared, leaving Mina alone.
She decided to take a walk in the forest. It was another beautiful day after all. Mina, getting into a rather good mood, began to sing. It was a song that was sung by her tribe when they had good kill and crop was going well.
She stopped suddenly when she heard a footstep. She sniffed the air and was happy to find that it was Kurama. She turned around, and there he was. "Sorry, didn't mean to disturb you." He said quietly. "Not at all." She answered. "I was actually hoping to run into you here."
He smiled his soft smile and they continued to walk. "What was that move that you did today?" He asked. She shrugged. "Just slash at the enemy I guess." She answered. "It was interesting. You are fast." He said. "Ya think so?" She asked surprised. He nodded. They continued walking in silence.
Finally Kurama decided to break it. "Togoru didn't do anything to you? You're alright?" He asked. Mina stopped. "Yeah. He didn't do a thing. It was Karasu that seemed really mad though. Strangely, it was Togoru who saved me from his wrath. I'm beginning to wonder..." She trailed off.
She could feel her foot throbbing again, so she decided to sit down. Kurama sat next to her. He pulled out something from his pocket. "Here, these will help your foot. Rub them against the place that hurts the most." He said, handing them to her. "Thanks." She said.
She slowly unwrapped the bandage. To her surprise, it was swelling. Kurama glanced at her. "I thought as much. I should have given you the tea that day, but you were so eager to walk, I forgot." He said. She blushed as she rubbed the herbs against the swelling. Many people said that she was impatient.
When she was finished, Kurama wrapped the bandage tightly. "You're going to have to replace that soon." He said. Mina nodded. She glanced at the sky. "I should go. It's getting late." She said, standing up. "Yeah." He said. "Well, er.. Bye.." Mina said, starting to leave. "Bye." Kurama said. They were about to part, when Mina turned around.
"Will you meet me here tomorrow evening?" She asked. Kurama startled, just stared at her. Then, finally, he regained himself. "Yeah, okay." She smiled. "Great! Bye." She left. Kurama stood there for a second, then left, very confused.
Author: Well, what do ya think? Secretly dating is what you all wanted right? Well here's the starting of it. I'm already thinking of the sequel to this. Isn't that great? A Sequel! Yaaay! *crickets* Fine don't be happy. I'll tell you what the sequel's about in the next chapter. TTFN ta ta for now.
Author: Hello. Yeah it's me again. I couldn't write chapter 8 for a bit, was at a friends. I need more reviews! I need to know how the story is going and all. Plus school's starting and stuff. *sigh* I'm gonna have a boring year. Teachers yakking about stuff I already know and I'm just probably going to think about my two stories... *sigh* some life. Anyway... I'll stop with my blabbering and get to the story!
Chapter 8: Together again
Mina shook her hair dry. Her hair was wet from the shower she just took. She started to dress, then groaned when her foot started to throb. 'Damn you evil body! Why won't you heal?!' She thought angrily. She collapsed on her bed, half dressed. She flipped herself around and found herself face to face with her jade eyes. She had forgotten that she had moved the mirror closer to her bed. She studied herself.
'I'm not at all pretty, so why do people say that?! I have green eyes, black hair, black ears, a black tail....' She thought, she looked at her fingernails, 'Grubby fingernails, too white of fangs... I'm just so ordinary! And my nose is too big!' She clawed at her tousled hair, making it worse. "God, where did I put that stupid hair brush!" She exclaimed angrily. She began a frantic search for it and finally found it under her bed.
"Stupid thing, walked off to where I wouldn't have found it..." She muttered under her breath, feverishly combing her hair. Finally, she got all the knots out. "There that's better..." She mumbled. She dressed herself fully and went outside where the rest of the team was waiting. Togoru muttered something that sounded like, 'The feminine specious take way too long...' And they were off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kurama walked down the path with the others, headed for the stadium. Team Togoru was supposed to be fighting today, and the others wanted to see what strategy they used. Kurama knew that the girls were coming because of Mina, they wanted to see her fight. The masked fighter came... because... well.. No one really knew why. The next day they were going to fight ... Kurama was confident enough that they would win.
Kurama didn't exactly know why he wanted to go. Part of him wished to see Mina again and talk to her, but the other half told him that it was just a crush and
that he should forget about her. But for some reason, he couldn't, she was always on his mind. He remembered the time in the cave when she started to cry because he was... being...er...nice to her. 'I had been worried, that I'd hurt her feelings and it had hurt me.... why is that? Is it more than a crush, or am I being silly? These are
the questions that never are answered...' He thought.
Hiei looked back, giving him a glance. Kurama shrugged it off and Hiei turned. 'And what did she say before, that she's a maid? Or was she being sarcastic? I wonder... if...' He was brought back to reality when Maru let out a sharp, cold laugh.
He pictured her, her eyes harsh and full of misfortune and hatred. But also, behind all of that, there was loneliness, sadness, and love. 'She never forgot how to love and care, she just doesn't know who she can trust with such emotions.' He thought to himself.
He remembered how her face was always behind a mask, an emotionless mask that only knew hatred. That only knew what sadness and lost is. Never knew happiness. When she slept, her mask was gone and her true nature showed. Deep down she
cared and wanted love and happiness. Like any other person.
She hardly ever smiled or anything, she really was something sad. He felt so sorry for her, her life was harder than anything he ever went through. He could read the sadness when he made her leave, it almost made him stop her.
And he especially remembered the hug she gave him. It had made him feel happy and warm.... he never had been hugged that way before, like she didn't want to let go... it made him feel funny... like he was floating... he shook his head. 'No... I shouldn't think about stuff like that. I need to concentrate on this tournament. A girl cannot get in the way.' He thought, determinedly. A pang of guilt struck him and he hurried to keep up with the others.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Mina looked at the tunnel ceiling. Any minute now they were going to be at the ring entrance. Any minute now the crowd will roar as soon as they step out. Any minute now she was going to have to kill another in cold blood. She hated killing, yet she had to do it... it was the only way she knew how to survive... to gain money. She was a trained assassin. Trained by Togoru, the man she despised, the man she wished to kill.
Bright light hit her face, momentarily stunning her. She closed her eyes and slowly opened them. The dots were steadily fading from her vision. When they were gone, she scanned the crowd, half hoping to see Team Urameshi. Just as she looked over the crowd for the second time, they entered. She smiled inwardly.
Her eyes finally rested on Kurama. He seemed to be looking for her. She ignored the urge to wave and catch his attention. Finally, he spotted her. He let a small smile escape and onto his lips. She almost giggled. He looked so cute when he did that. At that moment, the announcer, (I'm not sure what her name is. My friend says it's Kouto so I'll keep it till I'm sure...) Kouto, decided to come into the ring.
"Today we have Team Togoru against (don't know okay? I can't say nameless.) Team *blank*. Captains please come into the ring!" She said. Togoru and this other guy come into the ring. Mina realized suddenly that all of the guys in the area were really big... and... fat.
'I wonder how this one will work out...' She thought. She knew that her team won't lose... And they weren't planning to lose to Team Urameshi. Like always, the team will win with a perfect score. "So it's been decided! Team Togoru and Team *blank* please pick a fighter!" Kouto shouted.
The opposing team brought out another big dude, he was about as big 1/3 of the hotel. Pretty big. The guy started grunting and growling and some other idiotic stuff. Mina decided to battle him and get it over with. She stepped into the ring.
The guy looked positively annoyed that it was her. That got Mina angry. "What, afraid to lose to a girl?!" She jeered. The crowd, as usual roared and shouted something in response. Mina cracked her knuckles and waited for the match to begin.
"Are you guys ready? And let the match begin!" Kouto said. Mina stood there and waited for the other guy to make his move. When he didn't do anything, she put her hands behind her back. She knew the gesture would make him angry. Sure enough, the guy roared his rage. "How dare you mock me! You shall suffer at the hands of me and my team!" He shouted. Mina only smiled in response.
Totally pissed off now, the guy luged at her, she back flipped over him. Turning around, he lunged again. This time Mina stood there. She extended her claws to their longest and sharpest. She tapped the ground and a long spike came out from each of her shoes. Just as he was about to hit her, she jumped. She twirled around him and finally, flipped over him. When she landed the guy was dead. He fell to the ground.
Mina shook the blood from her claws and calmly stepped out of the ring. Up at the stadium, Kurama was in shock. He had watched the display carefully and he could barely make out her movements. When she landed, he did however, notice that it was a little clumsy. Her foot was still giving her a hard time.
'I'll need to check it the next time I see her...' He thought. Then he turned to Hiei. "I barely saw it too." Hiei said. Yusuke on the other hand said, "I saw the whole thing. She was fast. She used an interesting technique there..." Kuwabara looked stupefied. "I didn't see anything." He said.
Togoru didn't look too happy when Mina stepped out. "I thought you were saving that one. He said. Mina shrugged and sat down on the grass.
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After the match, Team Togoru was free for a couple of days. Togoru told her to stay away from Team Urameshi and stuff like that. Then he said he had business to attend to, and he was gone. Karasu and Bui, well, they just disappeared, leaving Mina alone.
She decided to take a walk in the forest. It was another beautiful day after all. Mina, getting into a rather good mood, began to sing. It was a song that was sung by her tribe when they had good kill and crop was going well.
She stopped suddenly when she heard a footstep. She sniffed the air and was happy to find that it was Kurama. She turned around, and there he was. "Sorry, didn't mean to disturb you." He said quietly. "Not at all." She answered. "I was actually hoping to run into you here."
He smiled his soft smile and they continued to walk. "What was that move that you did today?" He asked. She shrugged. "Just slash at the enemy I guess." She answered. "It was interesting. You are fast." He said. "Ya think so?" She asked surprised. He nodded. They continued walking in silence.
Finally Kurama decided to break it. "Togoru didn't do anything to you? You're alright?" He asked. Mina stopped. "Yeah. He didn't do a thing. It was Karasu that seemed really mad though. Strangely, it was Togoru who saved me from his wrath. I'm beginning to wonder..." She trailed off.
She could feel her foot throbbing again, so she decided to sit down. Kurama sat next to her. He pulled out something from his pocket. "Here, these will help your foot. Rub them against the place that hurts the most." He said, handing them to her. "Thanks." She said.
She slowly unwrapped the bandage. To her surprise, it was swelling. Kurama glanced at her. "I thought as much. I should have given you the tea that day, but you were so eager to walk, I forgot." He said. She blushed as she rubbed the herbs against the swelling. Many people said that she was impatient.
When she was finished, Kurama wrapped the bandage tightly. "You're going to have to replace that soon." He said. Mina nodded. She glanced at the sky. "I should go. It's getting late." She said, standing up. "Yeah." He said. "Well, er.. Bye.." Mina said, starting to leave. "Bye." Kurama said. They were about to part, when Mina turned around.
"Will you meet me here tomorrow evening?" She asked. Kurama startled, just stared at her. Then, finally, he regained himself. "Yeah, okay." She smiled. "Great! Bye." She left. Kurama stood there for a second, then left, very confused.
Author: Well, what do ya think? Secretly dating is what you all wanted right? Well here's the starting of it. I'm already thinking of the sequel to this. Isn't that great? A Sequel! Yaaay! *crickets* Fine don't be happy. I'll tell you what the sequel's about in the next chapter. TTFN ta ta for now.